Does Traffic Make Sense and Can It Be Stopped?
Traffic by Tom Vanderbilt
We all know traffic’s infuriating and it’s always the other guy who can’t chew gum and make a lane change at the same time but is there some rhyme and reason to it? Tom Vanderbilt is the author of “Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)?” He’ll explore mysteries like why more pedestrians are killed in cross walks than while jaywalking and why “dangerous” roads are often the safest. He might tell us how we can cure traffic too!
Guest:
Tom Vanderbilt, author of “Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)?”
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Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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